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Metal By Numbers 3/27: The Charts Get Reckless

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.

So I’m going to use this as soapbox for a bit like I sometimes do. As you can see, the top debut this week is a female fronted hard rock band with said female, Taylor Momsen, appearing nude on the album cover. Now, this sort of thing is ceaselesslymocked in the metal community usually on the basis the band is just using female nudity to sell albums, get famous, etc. The thing is that, while this might be true in certain cases, the woman in question does not deserve to be mocked, called a slut, or anything of that nature. They are just playing the game and they know that showing some skin is going to get people’s attention. I know there are women in metal and music in general that don’t do that, and that’s great. However, those that do, like Taylor Momsen, don’t deserve any less respect. If you’re going to blame anyone, blame society and the fact that we go nuts anytime a female celebrity has so much as a nip slip. Even further, blame the industry for pressuring female artists to do this sort of thing when males can just include a picture of themselves mooning the camera as a joke. Okay, rant over. Enjoy the charts.

The band with the number 1 hit on rock radio makes a huge debut on the charts with their second album. And just in case you didn’t know: Taylor Momsen played Cindy Lou Who in the live-action Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

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